VDB-126493 · CVE-2018-9359 · BID 104461

Google Android up to 8.1 l2c_main.cc process_l2cap_cmd out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android up to 8.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function process_l2cap_cmd of the file l2c_main.cc. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-9359. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android up to 8.1 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function process_l2cap_cmd of the file l2c_main.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In process_l2cap_cmd of l2c_main.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-6.0 Android-6.0.1 Android-7.0 Android-7.1.1 Android-7.1.2 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android ID: A-74196706.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2018. The weakness was presented 11/06/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-9359 since 04/05/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 105 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 104461†). See VDB-119220, VDB-119221, VDB-119222 and VDB-126489 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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04/05/2018 🔍
06/06/2018 +62 days 🔍
07/24/2018 +48 days 🔍
11/06/2018 +105 days 🔍
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11/07/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/10/2020 +520 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-9359 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9359
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126493
SecurityFocus: 104461 - Google Android 'System' Component Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/07/2018 08:08
Updated: 04/10/2020 12:11
Changes: 11/07/2018 08:08 (64), 04/10/2020 12:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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